CHILDREN IN CAMBODIA

Long after the decline of the khmer rouge Cambodia’s children are still facing hardship. Read on to find out about the main challenges confronting the children of Cambodia.

Scarred by years of brutal warfare the children of Cambodia face a bleak future in the face of the burdens that lie upon them. Many children in Cambodia live in unimaginable conditions. With the odds stacked up against them they find it hard to keep a positive attitude about the future.

The homeless children and their families live on the streets and are therefore known as street children. Naturally they are vulnerable to so much harm both physical and mental because of not having their basic necessities of life fulfilled.

The pathetic situation in which the children of Cambodia are living goes to show the tragic consequences of the events that took place in the recent history of the country. The inability of the government to handle the problem is yet another testament to the poor political management that has its impacts on the lives of the Cambodian children.